..Press Release................................ UNESCAP News Services

Date 28 August 2006
Information Note: N/30/2006

UNCTAD REPORT CALLS FOR MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO TACKLE GROWING TRADE IMBALANCES

UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2006 says multilateral disciplines are too narrow in international monetary and financial relations, but too broad in international trade

Bangkok (United Nations Information Services) -- The Trade and Development Report 2006 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will be launched in Bangkok on 31 August at 2:00 p.m. by a representative of UNCTAD at the United Nations Conference Centre.

Mr. Shigehisa Kasahara from UNCTAD, Geneva, will present the TDR 2006 to the media. Mr. Zengpei Xuan, Director, Trade and Investment Division of UNESCAP will be attending.

The report, which addresses the theme of “Global partnership and national policies for development”, argues that globalization makes the impact of external influences over national policy targets more acute. It says that growing global economic interdependence must be complemented by a well-structured system of global economic governance. It calls upon governments to be more actively involved in fostering and strengthening domestic business.

International trade rules and conditionalities and how they affect Governments are also examined in the new UNCTAD report.

Note to Editors

You or your representatives are cordially invited to attend the launch of Trade and Development Report 2006 on Thursday, 31 August 2006 at 2:00 p.m. in the Theatre, United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok.

For further information, please contact:

David Lazarus, Chief
UN Information Services Bangkok
Tel: +(66-2) 288-1861/62/66
Fax: +(66-2) 288-1052
E-mail: unisbkk.unescap@un.org

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